Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations

Regulations Respecting the Supervision and Operation of Pari-Mutuel Betting at Race Courses and the Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation of the Possession of Drugs and Equipment Used in the Administering of Drugs at Race Courses

The Minister of Agriculture, pursuant to section 204Footnote * of the Criminal Code, hereby revokes the Race Track Supervision Regulations, C.R.C., c. 441, and makes the annexed Regulations respecting the supervision and operation of pari-mutuel betting at race-courses and the prohibition, restriction and regulation of the possession of drugs and equipment used in the administering of drugs at race-courses, in substitution therefor.

approved means approved in writing by the Executive Director; (approuvé)

approximate odds

approximate odds means the odds that are calculated by an association before the close of betting on a race; (cotes approximatives)

Area Manager

Area Manager[Repealed, SOR/2003-218, s. 1]

Area Supervisor

Area Supervisor[Revoked, SOR/93-255, s. 1]

association’s percentage

association’s percentage means the percentage referred to in subsection 102(2) that an association deducts and retains from each pool; (retenue de l’association)

betting theatre

betting theatre means an enclosed structure that is used for theatre betting, that is affixed to the land and that contains seating for 75 per cent of the number of persons permitted by the appropriate municipal authority to occupy the structure; (salle de paris)

calculating pool

calculating pool means the portion of the net pool that remains after deduction of the total value or the net value as determined pursuant to paragraph 119(4)(a), as the case may be, of all bets on the winning horses in that pool; (poule de calcul)

cashier

cashier means a person who cashes winning tickets for an association; (guichetier)

Commission

Commission means

(a) an organization incorporated under the laws of a province that supervises and regulates races in the province, or

(b) in a province where an organization referred to in paragraph (a) has not been established, Standardbred Canada or the United States Trotting Association; (commission)

consolation double

consolation double means the pay-out price of a daily double ticket that combines a horse, entry or mutuel field that is declared the winner in the official result of the first race of the daily double with a horse, entry or mutuel field in the second race of the daily double where, after the official result of the first race is posted,

(b) the horse, entry or mutuel field in the second race of the daily double is scratched from that race; (prix de consolation du pari double)

daily double

daily double means a type of bet on two races on a racing card to select the winning horse in the official result in each race; (pari double)

day

day means a period of 24 hours from midnight to midnight; (jour ou journée)

dead heat

dead heat means the official result of a race in which more than one horse finishes in first, second, third or fourth place, as the case may be; (égalité)

Department

Department means the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food; (ministère)

Director

Director[Revoked, SOR/93-255, s. 1]

drug

drug means any substance included in the schedule; (drogue)

drug control service

drug control service[Repealed, SOR/2000-163, s. 1]

drug control surveillance program

drug control surveillance program means all of the activities relating to equine drug control undertaken by the test inspectors, official chemists and official veterinarians at official laboratories and other facilities dedicated to that control; (programme de surveillance du contrôle des drogues)

EIPH list

EIPH list means a list, established and maintained by a Commission pursuant to subsection 170.1(1), of horses that display symptoms of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage where the owner or trainer of the horse and the consulting veterinarian licensed by the Commission has determined that it would be in the horse’s best interest to be placed on the list and an official veterinarian has endorsed that determination before placing the horse on the list; (liste IHPE)

enactment

enactment means an Act or any rule, regulations, order or other instrument made under the authority of an Act; (texte législatif)

entry

entry means two or more horses in a race that, for the purpose of making a bet, are treated as one horse; (écurie couplée)

exactor

exactor means a type of bet on a race to select, in the correct order, the first two horses in the official result; (couplé gagnant)

exchange system

exchange system means a system for issuing tickets on a daily double in which the holder of a winning ticket on the first race of the daily double is entitled to exchange it for a ticket on the second race of the daily double; (système d’échange)

Executive Director

Executive Director means the officer who is the Executive Director of the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency; (directeur exécutif)

feature pool

feature pool means the pool corresponding to the following types of bets, namely, a daily double, an exactor, a quinella, a triactor or any bet other than a win, place or show bet that an association is authorized to offer by its permit; (poule de pari spécial)

final odds

final odds means the odds that are calculated by an association after the close of betting on a race; (cotes définitives)

foreign race inter-track betting

foreign race inter-track betting means pari-mutuel betting at one or more satellite tracks on a foreign race, where the money bet on each pool at each satellite track is combined with the money bet on the corresponding pool that is operated by the organization holding the foreign race to form one pool, from which the pay-out price is calculated and distributed; (pari inter-hippodromes sur course à l’étranger)

home market area means a geographical area that is assigned to an association in respect of a race-course within which the association is authorized to conduct telephone account betting or theatre betting, as the case may be; (zone d’exploitation exclusive)

horseman

horseman means any person, group or organization that has an interest in the sharing of purses drawn from an association’s percentage and the scheduling of races by the association, but does not include an officer or employee of an association; (professionnel du cheval)

host track

host track means a race-course at which a race is held on which inter-track or separate pool betting is conducted at a satellite track; (hippodrome hôte)

infield board

infield board means a board or electronic screen that is situated in the infield of a race-course and that displays the information referred to in subsection 31(1); (tableau indicateur)

inter-track betting

inter-track betting means pari-mutuel betting at one or more satellite tracks or in one or more places in one or more foreign countries on a race that is held at a host track, where the money bet on each pool at each satellite track or place is combined with the money bet on the corresponding pool at the host track to form one pool from which the pay-out price is calculated and distributed; (pari inter-hippodromes)

judge

judge means a person who is licensed by a Commission to administer and enforce the applicable rules of racing at a race-course; (juge)

late scratch

late scratch means a horse that is withdrawn from a race after betting on that race has begun; (retrait de dernière heure)

(b) the deduction from each dollar bet authorized under a provincial enactment, and

(c) the payment to the Receiver General, determined in accordance with subsection 204(4) of the Act; (prélèvements prescrits)

Minister

Minister means the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food; (ministre)

mutuel field

mutuel field means two or more horses in a race that, for the purpose of making a bet, are treated as one horse because the number of horses in the race exceeds the number that can be dealt with individually by the pari-mutuel system; (champ mutuel)

net factor

net factor means the difference between one and the sum of the legal percentages that an association deducts from the value of each bet made on a pool, expressed as a fraction; (facteur net)

net pool

net pool means the portion of a pool that remains after deduction of the legal percentages; (poule nette)

odds

odds means the probable pay-out price in the win pool or the ratio that represents that pay-out price; (cotes)

officer

officer means a person who is appointed by the Minister to supervise the operation of a pari-mutuel system and to administer and ensure compliance with these Regulations; (fonctionnaire désigné)

official chemist

official chemist means a chemist who is designated by the Executive Director; (chimiste officiel)

official laboratory

official laboratory means a laboratory that is designated by the Executive Director; (laboratoire officiel)

official result

official result means the order of finish of the horses in a race as declared by the stewards or judges, as the case may be; (résultat officiel)

official sample

official sample means a sample of blood, urine or other bodily substance that is, by means of approved paraphernalia, collected from a horse and packaged and sealed by or under the supervision of a test inspector; (échantillon officiel)

official veterinarian

official veterinarian means a veterinarian referred to in section 156; (vétérinaire officiel)

on-track account betting

on-track account betting means pari-mutuel betting conducted at a race-course or in a betting theatre of an association otherwise than by buying a ticket, and in accordance with sections 84.1 to 84.9; (pari sur hippodrome)

outstanding ticket means a winning ticket that has not been cashed before the end of the racing day for which it was issued; (billet impayé)

pari-mutuel department

pari-mutuel department means

(a) the facilities of an association in which the pari-mutuel system is situated, and

(b) the operations of an association related to the pari-mutuel system; (service de pari mutuel)

pari-mutuel system

pari-mutuel system means the manual, electro-mechanical or computerized system and all software, including the totalizator, the telephone account betting system, the on-track account betting system and the inter-track betting equipment, that are used to record bets and to transmit betting data; (système de pari mutuel)

pay-out price

pay-out price, in respect of a pool, means the amount of money that is payable to the holder of a winning ticket or to an account holder who has made a winning bet, for each dollar bet by the holder or account holder, as the case may be, calculated in accordance with Part IV; (rapport)

permit

permit means a permit issued under section 6; (permis)

place

place means a type of bet on a race to select a horse to finish first or second in the official result; (pari « placé »)

pool

pool, in respect of each type of bet that may be made on a race, means the total amount of money bet on the race; (poule)

post time

post time means the time that is set for the start of a race; (heure de départ)

quantitative limit

quantitative limit[Repealed, SOR/2000-163, s. 1]

quinella

quinella means a type of bet on a race to select, in any order, the first two horses in the official result; (jumelé)

race

race means a running, trotting or pacing horse-race on which pari-mutuel betting is conducted; (course)

race-meeting

race-meeting means a series of racing cards that is held by an association at a race-course; (réunion de courses)

racing card

racing card means a number of races that are scheduled to be run consecutively during a specified period on any one day at a race-course; (programme de courses)

retention area

retention area means the area and facilities within the race-course of an association that are provided by the association for the collection and securing of official samples; (enclos)

rules of racing

rules of racing means

(a) in the case of a race held in a province, the rules made by a Commission, and

(b) in the case of a foreign race, the rules made by the governing body that regulates the race; (règles de course)

satellite track

satellite track means a race-course where, by way of inter-track and separate pool betting, bets are taken on races held at a host track; (hippodrome satellite)

scratched

scratched in respect of a horse, means a horse that does not start or compete in a race because it is

(b) determined not to have had a fair start, pursuant to the applicable rules of racing,

(c) declared to be a non-contestant, pursuant to the applicable rules of racing,

(d) added to the race after betting has begun, in contravention of subsection 52(3), or

(e) a horse in relation to which an officer has ordered that betting be closed under subsection 52(4); (retiré)

seller

seller means a person who issues tickets for an association; (vendeur)

separate pool betting

separate pool betting means pari-mutuel betting at one or more satellite tracks or in one or more places in one or more foreign countries on a race that is held at a host track, where the money bet on each pool at each satellite track is retained at that satellite track or is combined with the money bet on the corresponding pool at another satellite track or tracks or at a place or places to form one pool from which the pay-out price is calculated and distributed; (pari séparé)

show

show means a type of bet on a race to select a horse to finish first, second or third in the official result; (pari « classé »)

special sample

special sample[Repealed, SOR/2000-163, s. 1]

steward

steward has the same meaning as judge; (version anglaise seulement)

tag

tag[Repealed, SOR/2000-163, s. 1]

telephone

telephone means any telecommunication device that can be used to record and verify a bet made by an account holder; (téléphone)

telephone account betting system means the recording devices and related equipment that are used to record and conduct telephone account betting; (système de pari par téléphone)

teller

teller means a person who issues and cashes tickets for an association; (caissier)

test

test[Repealed, SOR/2000-163, s. 1]

test inspector

test inspector means a person who is designated as a test inspector by the Executive Director for the purpose of collecting or supervising the collection of official samples; (inspecteur des prélèvements)

theatre betting

theatre betting means pari-mutuel betting that is conducted in a betting theatre in accordance with these Regulations; (pari en salle)

theatre licence

theatre licence means a licence that is issued by the Executive Director to an association to conduct theatre betting under subsection 85(7); (permis de pari en salle)

ticket

ticket means a receipt that is issued by an association for one or more bets on a race; (billet)

triactor

triactor means a type of bet on a race to select, in the correct order, the first three horses in the official result; (triplé)

win

win means a type of bet on a race to select a horse to finish first in the official result; (pari « gagnant »)

winning ticket

winning ticket includes a ticket that is eligible for refund; (billet gagnant)

(ii) name the person who manages and operates the pari-mutuel system at the association’s race-course;

(i) where the association intends to apply for a theatre betting licence, be in compliance with the requirements of paragraph 85(4)(f);

(j) where the association intends to apply for authorization to conduct inter-track or separate pool betting, be in compliance with the requirements of paragraph 90(1)(d);

(k) where the association intends to apply for approval to conduct foreign race inter-track betting or foreign race separate pool betting, be in compliance with the requirements of paragraph 94(f); and

(l) provide such other information respecting the ownership and financial circumstances of the association as may be required by the Executive Director to determine whether the association will be able to conduct pari-mutuel betting in accordance with the Act and these Regulations.

(2) A permit shall not be issued where the information provided under paragraphs (1)(h) and (l) discloses that an association is not able to conduct pari-mutuel betting in accordance with the Act or these Regulations.

SOR/92-628, s. 1

SOR/93-255, s. 3

SOR/95-262, s. 2

6(1) Subject to these Regulations, the Executive Director may, on application, issue a permit to an association.

(i) the type of bets that the association may offer and the method of calculation that the association may use for each type of bet,

(ii) the facilities and equipment that require improvements to be made, including those associated with the provision of any photo finish surveillance program or video patrol surveillance program or with the undertaking of the drug control surveillance program activities, before the association may conduct pari-mutuel betting at its race-course, and

(iii) any limitations or restrictions on pari-mutuel betting that arise from the type of pari-mutuel system used at the association’s race-course.

(2) An association may apply to the Executive Director to amend its permit.

(3) Where an association applies to the Executive Director to amend its permit, it shall send a copy of its application to the appropriate Commission.

(4) An association shall, on request of the Executive Director, immediately provide him or her with notice of any change in the owners or directors of the association and of any change in the persons who hold or exercise control 10 per cent or more of any voting shares issued by the association.

9 Where, in an application for a permit, an association proposes to conduct pari-mutuel betting at a new race-course located within 80 km of an existing race-course on the same day as at the existing race-course, the Executive Director shall, with respect to the fixing of dates on which an association may conduct pari-mutuel betting, give priority to the association that conducted pari-mutuel betting on that day in the previous year.

SOR/93-255, s. 3

SOR/2003-218, s. 4

10 An association shall display its permit prominently in a public place at its race-course.

(iii) such additional furnishings as are necessary to permit the officer to perform the officer’s duties; and

(e) where a computerized or other approved pari-mutuel system is used, provide a device, located in the immediate vicinity of the totalizator and in any other locations that are authorized by an officer, for use by an officer or the association, to close betting on a race.

(2) Paragraph (1)(d) does not apply in respect of a race-course that conducts races on fewer than 10 days in a year.

SOR/93-255, s. 4(E)

SOR/2003-218, s. 6

14 An association shall maintain a daily written record and, where applicable, a computerized print-out, of the pari-mutuel system’s operations and maintenance and shall retain those records and print-outs for a period of 30 days after the end of every race-meeting.

Requirements for Computerized Pari-mutuel Systems

15 Where an association uses a computerized pari-mutuel system, the system shall not be approved unless

(b) the time of day in hours, minutes and seconds at which betting was closed.

Requirements for Electro-mechanical Pari-mutuel Systems

18(1) Where an association uses an electro-mechanical pari-mutuel system with ticket-issuing machines, the system shall not be approved unless each ticket-issuing machine

(a) is equipped with a sealed mechanism that records the progressive total of tickets issued through the machine;

(b) is equipped with a mechanism that can lock any of the keys on the machine;

(c) is of a type from which a record can be obtained showing the sale of tickets on each horse, entry or mutuel field, where the machine is used without a totalizator; and

(d) is capable of printing on tickets the information set out in subsection 19(1).

(2) An association shall, when using an electro-mechanical pari-mutuel system with ticket-issuing machines, ensure that all the sales counters of each ticket-issuing machine are set at zero after the sales have been recorded and before betting on the next race begins.

19(1) An association shall ensure that every ticket issued by a ticket-issuing machine has printed on it

Testing and Breakdown of Computerized and Electro-mechanical Pari-mutuel Systems

(b) make all the necessary repairs and adjustments to the pari-mutuel system; and

(c) notify an officer that the pari-mutuel system is operating properly.

21 An association shall forthwith notify an officer in writing where, by reason of mechanical or electrical failure, any error or faulty operation of the pari-mutuel system or its related electrical equipment is discovered.

Requirements for Manual Pari-mutuel Systems

22(1) Where an association uses a manual pari-mutuel system with pre-printed tickets, each ticket shall have printed on it

(c) a control number that enables an association to determine the number of tickets sold; and

(d) a number that corresponds to the horse, entry or mutuel field on which the bet is made.

(2) An association shall ensure that the pre-printed tickets referred to in subsection (1) are kept in decks bearing consecutive control numbers and that the tickets issued for each race begin with control numbers starting with zero, ten or any multiple of ten.

23(1) Where all the pre-printed tickets in a deck have been issued in respect of a race, an association shall, if necessary, issue tickets from an additional deck of pre-printed tickets.

(2) Where an association issues a deck of pre-printed tickets in which the number referred to in paragraph 22(1)(d) is not the same as the number of the horse set out in the race program, the association shall immediately bring to the attention of the public the discrepancy in the two numbers by posting the discrepancy on the notice-board during betting and immediately after betting has closed and indicate the numbers on the calculation and record sheets referred to in subsection 24(1).

24(1) An association shall, immediately after the close of betting, compile a record sheet of the tickets issued for each pool, calculate the pay-out prices and provide an officer with that information.

(2) An association shall, at the request of an officer, assist the officer to make a cross-check of the total number of tickets issued, as recorded on the record sheet under subsection (1), against the number of unissued pre-printed tickets.

Race Program

25 An association shall provide, in respect of every racing card, by purchase or otherwise, a race program that sets out

(b) directly underneath the association’s name, a statement that the supervision of the pari-mutuel betting is provided by the Minister, the name of the Minister and a statement that all pools are calculated and distributed in accordance with these Regulations;

(h) the number worn by each horse in a race and, where that number is different from the post position of a horse, the post position of the horse or a blank space in which that information may be written;

(i) where pre-printed tickets are used, the number referred to in paragraph 22(1)(d);

(j) the name, colour, sex, age, sire and dam of each horse on the racing card;

(k) the name of the trainer, owner and scheduled jockey or driver of each horse on the racing card;

(l) the colours of silks, where required, to be worn by the jockey or driver of each horse on the racing card;

(m) the weight assigned by the association to each horse in a running horse-race;

(n) the eligibility conditions that have to be met by each horse in a race;

(w) if applicable, a symbol indicating which horses have been administered furosemide in the manner set out in paragraph 170.1(1)(e);

(x) a statement that all tickets should be kept until the official result of the race is declared; and

(y) a statement that any type of bet offered by the association set out in the race program means that type of bet as defined in section 2, and, in the case of a type of bet authorized by the association’s permit, that is not defined in section 2, as that type of bet is specified in the permit.

SOR/2000-163, s. 3

26(1) An association that conducts 10 or more days of pari-mutuel betting during a year shall, in respect of every racing card, in addition to the information required by section 25, include in a race program or in some other publication that the association shall make available at the race-course, the following information:

(a) subject to subsection (2), in respect of each horse in a race, the chart lines of the last six races of that horse, listing the most recent race first and including, for each race,

(2) Where, pursuant to subsection (1), the use by an association of an abbreviated version of its race program is approved, the abbreviated version shall contain all the information required by section 25.

SOR/93-255, s. 3

28 An association shall ensure that the number worn by each horse is the same as the number of that horse as shown on the race program.

29 Where the surname and initials of two or more persons appearing on a race program are identical, the race program shall identify those persons by their full given names or addresses.

30 Where a race program refers to any provision of these Regulations or to any excerpts therefrom, those references shall employ the exact language of the provisions or excerpts as they appear in these Regulations.

Information Display

31(1) An association that conducts 10 or more days of pari-mutuel betting during a year shall provide an infield board on which the association shall display, for each race,

(2) An association shall ensure that its infield board is adequately lit so that the information shown on it is visible to the public attending at the race-course.

(3) An association shall, no fewer than 48 hours before the beginning of a race-meeting, permit an officer to examine its infield board to determine whether it meets the requirements of subsections (1) and (2).

32(1) An association shall display on an infield board the approximate odds and the final odds on each horse, entry or mutuel field in a race.

(2) During the 10 minutes before the close of betting, an association shall display the approximate odds referred to in subsection (1) on its infield board, at intervals not exceeding two minutes.

33 Where the odds are 1 to 10 or less and the infield board is one that displays the odds in terms of a ratio and is incapable of displaying odds of 1 to 10 or less, those odds may be displayed by the expression “1:9” and the lower odds need not be otherwise displayed.

34 Where the odds are higher than 99 to 1 and the infield board is one that displays the odds in terms of

35 The final odds on each horse, entry or mutuel field shall be displayed by an association on its infield board

(a) subject to subsection 73(2), within one minute after the start of the race or before the first horse crosses the finish line, whichever occurs first; and

(b) for at least 30 seconds after the pay-out prices for a race are posted.

SOR/2003-218, s. 9

36 An association shall ensure that the official result of the first four horses in a race and the pay-out prices remain displayed on the infield board for three minutes after the end of the race or until such time as the horses for the next race begin their post parade, whichever is later.

37 An association shall provide an officer, in writing, in respect of each race, with the approximate odds, the final odds and the pay-out prices.

38 Where an infield board that displays data by means of an electronic display fails to function properly, an association shall use an alternative form of public display during such period as is reasonable to effect the necessary repairs to, or the replacement of, the infield board.

39 An association shall provide a notice-board on which it shall post, from the time that it comes to the association’s attention until the end of the racing card, any errors to be corrected, or changes to be made in a race program, a publication referred to in subsection 26(1) or an abbreviated version of a race program referred to in section 27.

40(1) An association shall display, immediately after the end of each race, in a manner readily visible to the public, the following information:

(a) the numbers of the winning horses and winning combinations of horses;

Finish Line

44 An association shall provide a finish line on the track at its race-course that has been established by a surveyor and that is located at right angles to the track, immediately in front of the judges’ stand or, if the association has a photo finish surveillance program, immediately in front of the photo finish camera.

SOR/2003-218, s. 12

Artificial Lighting

45 An association that holds races after dusk shall provide artificial lighting of the entire track.

Photo Finish Surveillance Program

46 An association that has a photo finish surveillance program shall provide any facilities that are required for the proper operation of the program.

SOR/2003-218, s. 13

47(1) Where an association has a photo finish surveillance program, the association shall display a photo finish picture immediately after the judges decide the official result, on a photo finish display board provided by the association at a location approved by an officer and stated in the race program, whenever

(b) at the finish line, the distance between horses involved in a pari-mutuel pay-out is less than a neck.

(2) An association that has a photo finish surveillance program shall ensure that each horse is equipped with a number on its head and on its saddle pad that corresponds to the number of the horse in the race program and that will be clearly identifiable in a photo finish picture.

(3) An association that runs trotting or pacing horse-races and has a photo finish surveillance program shall ensure that the wheel discs of the sulkys in a race are of a colour and type that do not interfere with the identification of the horses in a photo finish picture.

SOR/2003-218, s. 13

Video Patrol Surveillance Program

48 An association that has a video patrol surveillance program shall provide any facilities that are required for the proper operation of the program.

SOR/2003-218, s. 13

Drug Control Surveillance Program

49 An association that has a drug control surveillance program shall provide a retention area on its premises for the activities relating to the program and shall provide access to persons concerned to undertake those activities.

SOR/2000-163, s. 5

SOR/2003-218, s. 13

Access

50 An association shall permit an officer unrestricted access at all times to its facilities and equipment and to all books, ledgers, accounts, documents and records of the association that relate to pari-mutuel betting.

PART IIIPari-mutuel Betting Operations

Requirements Respecting Pari-mutuel Betting Operations

51(1) No association shall conduct pari-mutuel betting on races that are not held in accordance with the applicable rules of racing.

(2) No association shall offer a type of bet that is not expressly authorized under its permit.

(3) The Executive Director may set out terms and conditions in the association’s permit governing each type of bet.

(4) Where a bet is made in foreign currency, the value of the bet for the purposes of calculating the applicable deductions and pay-out prices shall be determined by converting the foreign currency into Canadian currency at the rate of exchange between the Canadian dollar and that foreign currency as quoted by the Bank of Canada at noon on the day immediately preceding the day on which the post time of the first race of the racing card is scheduled.

SOR/93-255, s. 3

SOR/95-262, s. 4

52(1) An officer or an association may cancel a type of bet on a race, or on a horse, entry or mutuel field in the race, before betting begins on that race.

(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), no association shall, after betting has begun on a race, refuse to accept bets on a horse, entry or mutuel field in the race.

(3) No association shall conduct pari-mutuel betting on a horse, entry or mutuel field that is

(4) No association shall conduct pari-mutuel betting on a race or on a horse, entry or mutuel field in a race where an officer has ordered that that betting be closed because there are reasonable grounds for the officer to believe that the integrity of betting on that race or on the horse, entry or mutuel field, as the case may be, is in doubt.

53(1) Except as provided in sections 76 to 89, no association shall accept bets or instructions to bet on a race from any person by telephone, telegram or any other means of communication that originates from outside the race-course at which the race is taking place.

(2) Except as provided in sections 76 to 84.9, no association shall accept bets or instructions to bet on a race from any person unless that person tenders to the association, for each bet, cash or a voucher issued by the association in exchange for cash.

SOR/99-55, s. 2

54(1) Subject to subsections 81(2) and 84.6(2), a bet is made when a ticket is issued.

(2) Where a person makes a tender in accordance with subsection 53(2), the association shall immediately

(b) where, for any reason, a ticket cannot be issued, return the cash or voucher to the person.

SOR/99-55, s. 3

55(1) Where betting has begun on a race and a ticket on a type of bet cannot be issued owing to a defective totalizator or because there are no pre-printed tickets available, an association shall close betting on that type of bet and shall not resume offering that type of bet unless, prior to the race,

(2) Where, pursuant to subsection (1), a type of bet on a race is closed until such time as the race is run, all bets of that type that were made before betting was closed shall constitute the pool.

56 Where an association proposes to cancel or cancels any race on a racing card, the association shall immediately notify an officer.

SOR/93-255, s. 4(E)

SOR/2003-218, s. 38

57(1) No association shall, on request of a person, cancel a bet and provide a refund to that person except in accordance with this section.

(2) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), where a person requests the cancellation of a bet, the association shall cancel the bet and provide a refund to the person if the request and cancellation take place before the betting on the race has closed.

(3) Where a person who makes a bet claims immediately upon receiving a ticket that the ticket is incorrect, the association shall cancel the bet and provide a refund to the person.

(4) Where an officer has reasonable grounds to believe that, on request of a person, the cancellation and refund of a bet made to that person may impact negatively on the integrity of the betting, the officer shall order the association to refuse to cancel and refund the bet.

(5) No association shall, on request of a person, cancel a bet and provide a refund to that person where

(a) that association has reasonable grounds to believe that the cancellation and refund of the bet may impact negatively on the integrity of the betting; or

(b) an officer orders the association to refuse to cancel and refund the bet under subsection (4).

(6) In order to prevent the cancellation of a bet from distorting or manipulating information displayed to the public in respect of a pool, a permit issued under subsection 6(1) shall contain the following conditions based on an historical record of the relevant betting patterns of an association and the horse racing industry:

(a) a threshold monetary amount of a bet above which an association may not, on request of a person, cancel the bet unless the person provides satisfactory proof of the person’s identity; and

(b) time limits, in reference to the betting on a race, outside of which an association may not, on request of a person, cancel a bet.

(7) An association shall notify the public of the terms on which a bet may, on request of a person, be cancelled.

SOR/99-360, s. 1

58 No association shall refuse a claim for payment or a refund on a mutilated or torn ticket where the ticket can be identified to the satisfaction of an officer as a winning ticket.

59(1) No association shall, before betting has closed, subtract the value of any bet from a pool unless the ticket that was issued for the bet was

(2) Where the value of a bet is subtracted from a pool under subsection (1), an association shall immediately notify an officer of the amount of money subtracted and, where applicable, of the seller’s or teller’s name.

60(1) Where a person makes a complaint respecting pari-mutuel betting to an association, the association shall immediately make out a complaint report, setting out

(e) the action taken or proposed to be taken, if any, by the association.

(2) An association shall give every complaint report to an officer within forty-eight hours after the complaint has been made.

Pari-mutuel Department

61 An association that has reasonable grounds to believe that an employee of a pari-mutuel department has contravened section 204 of the Act or these Regulations shall suspend or terminate that employee from employment and shall forthwith notify the Executive Director of the suspension or termination.

SOR/93-255, s. 3

62 An association shall maintain a current list of the names and addresses of the supervisory personnel of the pari-mutuel department and shall forthwith provide the list to an officer on request.

63(1) Subject to subsection (2), no person who is an employee of a pari-mutuel department shall, while that person is inside the pari-mutuel department,

(b) sell a ticket to or cash a ticket from a person other than a person who is on the opposite side of the employee’s betting window.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an on-track messenger employed by an association to place bets on behalf of persons attending at the race-course.

64(1) An association shall determine shortages and overages by comparing the actual amount of money turned in by each seller, cashier, teller or terminal, as the case may be, with receipts in respect of cash draws and cash returns and records of the value of all bets made, bets cancelled, bets cashed and bets refunded.

(2) Subject to section 65, no association shall offset a shortage by an overage.

(3) Where an association determines that there is a shortage in the money in the money box of an employee of the pari-mutuel department, that employee shall forthwith reimburse the association for the amount of the shortage.

65(1) At the end of each racing day, an association shall add together any overages occurring in any races of that racing day and the resulting sum shall then be added, after betting has ended but before the pay-out price is calculated, to the first pool that is conducted on the third day on which pari-mutuel betting is held by that association after the day on which the overages occurred.

(2) Where overages are to be added to a pool, they shall be added to the net pool.

SOR/2003-218, s. 14

66(1) Before the start of each racing card or within 24 hours after the completion of any race-meeting, whichever occurs first, an association shall prepare and provide an officer with a statement or computer print-out for the immediately preceding racing card that contains

(a) in the case of any pari-mutuel system with separate selling and cashing terminals,

(i) for each seller, for each race, the denomination, type and value of bets made and bets cancelled,

(ii) for each cashier, for each race, the value of bets cashed and bets refunded,

(iii) the name or identification number of each seller referred to in subparagraph (i) and each cashier referred to in subparagraph (ii), and

(iv) for each pool, for each race, the amount of any shortages or overages as determined under subsection 64(1); and

(b) in the case of a computerized pari-mutuel system with combined selling and cashing terminals,

(i) for each teller or terminal, for each race, the value of bets made, bets cancelled, bets cashed and bets refunded,

(ii) each teller’s name or identification number and the number of each terminal, and

(iii) the amount of any shortages or overages as determined under subsection 64(1).

(a) to increase the amount of the person’s bet in the course of exchanging a ticket on a winning horse in the first race of a daily double for a ticket on a horse in the second race of the daily double; and

(b) to change a ticket on a horse in the second race of the daily double where the horse is scratched from that race.

(3) An association that uses an exchange system shall, whenever two or more horses that are not part of the same entry or of the same mutuel field finish in a dead heat in first place in the official result of the first race of a daily double, for each horse involved in the dead heat,

(a) provide separate windows for the exchange of tickets on each winning horse; and

Entries and Mutuel Fields

68(1) Where the applicable rules of racing provide for the combining of two or more horses as an entry, an association shall consider any entry created under those rules to be an entry for the purposes of pari-mutuel betting.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an officer may combine any two or more horses in a race as an entry where the officer considers it necessary for the integrity of pari-mutuel betting.

SOR/98-242, s. 1

69 An association shall consider a bet made on one horse of an entry or mutuel field to be a bet on all of the horses in that entry or mutuel field.

SOR/98-242, s. 2

70 No association shall offer a quinella, exactor or triactor bet that combines horses from the same entry or mutuel field.

SOR/98-242, s. 2

Commencement of Betting

71 No association shall permit betting to begin more than one hour before the scheduled post time of the first race of a racing card, unless it has first obtained the authorization of an officer.

Close of Betting

73(1) No association shall accept bets on a race after the start of the race.

(2) Where an association uses pre-printed tickets or ticket-issuing machines without a totalizator or, in any other case where an association does not record betting on a race directly into the appropriate pool, the association shall ensure that betting closes at such time before post time as is required to record all bets and calculate and display the final odds.

(3) For the purpose of ensuring compliance with subsection (1) or (2), an officer may order an association to close betting on a race.

74 Where, in respect of a race, ticket-issuing machines have been closed prematurely before the start of the race, an officer may authorize an association to reopen the ticket-issuing machines for the remainder of the period in which betting is permitted, where, in the opinion of the officer, the bets made after the ticket-issuing machines have reopened can be combined with the bets made before the ticket-issuing machines were closed.

Telephone Account Betting

76(1) An association that proposes to conduct telephone account betting shall apply in writing to the Executive Director each year for a home market area. The association shall include the recommendation of the appropriate Commission with its application.

77(1) No association shall open an account other than in accordance with this section.

(2) An association authorized to conduct telephone account betting may open an account for any person where an application in writing is made to the association and where the person who will be the account holder resides

(b) in a home market area of another association where the association has entered into an agreement with that other association to conduct telephone account betting in that other association’s home market area;

(3) No association shall knowingly open an account for any employee of the association who is employed in the telephone account betting system.

(4) No employee of an association who is employed in the telephone account betting system shall open or hold an account.

(5) Where an association has opened an account other than in accordance with this section, the association shall forthwith close the account and return the balance of the money on deposit to the account holder.

78 Where an association opens an account for a person, the association shall forthwith

(a) assign an account number and an identification code to the account; and

(b) inform the account holder of the account number and the identification code assigned to the account.

79(1) An association that operates a telephone account betting system shall hold any money deposited into an account as a custodian or depository for the account holder.

(3) Subject to section 118, no association shall permit any money to be withdrawn from an account other than by the account holder or the account holder’s legal representative.

SOR/2003-218, s. 19

80(1) Where an account holder deposits money into an account, the association shall forthwith credit the account with the amount of the deposit.

(2) Where an account holder makes a telephone account bet, the association shall forthwith debit the account by the amount of the bet.

(3) Where an account holder has made a winning telephone account bet, the association shall credit the amount won to the holder’s account immediately after the posting of the pay-out prices.

(4) Where an account holder requests a withdrawal from the holder’s account, the association shall give effect to the request within 48 hours.

(5) Where an account holder provides the correct telephone betting account number and identification code to a telephone account betting system and requests to be informed of the current balance of the account, an association shall

(a) where the request is for an oral statement, provide the requested information forthwith; and

(b) where the request is for a written statement of account, issue that written statement of account within 48 hours.

(6) An association shall ensure that the statement of account referred to in paragraph (5)(b) contains all data respecting telephone account betting conducted by the account holder for the preceding 21 days.

(7) Where the terms of a telephone account betting system provide that an association shall pay interest on the money in an account, the association shall

(4) Where a disagreement arises with respect to the making of a telephone account bet, the account holder may request the recording referred to in paragraph (2)(b).

(5) An association shall, within 24 hours after the termination of a racing card, provide an officer with a statement of all telephone account bets made in respect of that racing card and the amount of each of those telephone account bets.

(6) When an account holder places a telephone account bet orally, it shall be voice-recorded.

SOR/99-55, s. 5

SOR/2003-218, s. 21

82 An association shall retain all recordings and any written or computer-stored data referred to in subsection 81(2) for no fewer than 35 days and shall make those recordings and data available to an officer on request.

SOR/2003-218, s. 22

83(1) A telephone account holder who claims that a statement of account is incorrect shall make the claim to the association within 14 days after the day that the statement is issued.

(2) Where a claim is made under subsection (1), no association shall dispose of any recording or any written or computer-stored data related to that account until authorized to do so by an officer.

(b) the on-track account betting system has been inspected and authorized by an officer.

SOR/99-55, s. 6

84.2(1) No association shall open an account other than in accordance with this section.

(2) No association shall knowingly open an account for any employee of the association who is employed in the on-track account betting system.

(3) No employee of an association who is employed in the on-track account betting system shall open or hold an account.

(4) Where an association has opened an account other than in accordance with this section, the association shall close the account forthwith and return the balance of the money or deposit to the account holder.

SOR/99-55, s. 6

84.3 Where an association opens an account for a person, the association shall forthwith

(a) assign an account number and an identification code to the account; and

(b) inform the account holder of the account number and the identification code assigned to the account.

SOR/99-55, s. 6

84.4(1) An association that operates an on-track account betting system shall hold any money deposited into an account as a custodian or depository for the account holder.

(3) Subject to section 118, no association shall permit any money to be withdrawn from an account, other than on presentation by the person making the withdrawal of the correct account number and identification code.

SOR/99-55, s. 6

SOR/2003-218, s. 24

84.5(1) Where an account holder deposits money into an account, the association shall forthwith credit the account with the amount deposited.

(2) Where an account holder makes an on-track account bet, the association shall forthwith debit the account with the amount bet.

(3) Where an account holder has a winning on-track account bet, the association shall credit the account with the amount won immediately after the posting of the pay-out prices.

(4) Where an account holder requests a withdrawal from the holder’s account, the association shall give effect to the request within 48 hours.

(5) Where the on-track account betting system does not automatically generate a written statement of account and an account holder provides the correct account number and identification code to the association and requests to be informed in writing of the current balance of the account, the association shall issue the written statement within 48 hours.

(6) An association shall ensure that the statement of account referred to in subsection (5) contains all data respecting the on-track account betting conducted by the account holder for the preceding 21 days.

(7) Where the terms of the on-track account betting system provide that an association shall pay interest on the money in an account, the association shall

(b) identify the interest separately on the statement of account referred to in subsection (5).

SOR/99-55, s. 6

84.6(1) An association shall ensure that the on-track account betting system is designed to provide to the account holder a visual display of the balance in the account before and on completion of each on-track account bet.

(3) An association shall ensure that the on-track account betting system is designed to provide for the automatic turning off of the visual display referred to in paragraph (2)(c).

(4) An association shall ensure that the on-track account betting system is designed to discontinue access to the account of an account holder upon the turning off of the visual display referred to in subsection (3).

(5) Where a disagreement arises with respect to the making of an on-track account bet, the account holder may request that an association provide the written statement of account referred to in subsection 84.5(5) immediately upon demand.

(6) An association shall, within 24 hours after the termination of a racing card, provide an officer with a statement of all on-track account bets made in respect of that racing card and the amount of each of those bets.

SOR/99-55, s. 6

84.7(1) An association shall retain all computer-stored and other records relating to on-track account bets for no fewer than 35 days.

(2) An association shall make available to an officer on request all records referred to in subsection (1).

SOR/99-55, s. 6

84.8(1) An account holder who claims that a statement of account is incorrect shall make the claim to the association within 14 days after the day on which the statement is issued.

(2) Where a claim is made under subsection (1), no association shall dispose of any computer-stored or other records relating to that account until authorized to do so by an officer.

(3) An association shall process any complaint by an account holder respecting on-track account betting in accordance with section 60.

SOR/99-55, s. 6

84.9 An officer may audit any account on a random basis or whenever a complaint is made with respect to the accuracy of an on-track account bet.

SOR/99-55, s. 6

Theatre Betting

85(1) An association that proposes to conduct theatre betting shall apply in writing to the Executive Director each year for a home market area and for a theatre licence for each betting theatre that the association proposes to operate. The association shall include the recommendation of the appropriate Commission with its application.

(2) The Executive Director shall not assign a home market area to an association where the association’s permit authorizes it to conduct fewer than 10 days of racing at its race-course.

(3) The Executive Director shall not issue a theatre licence to an association that conducted fewer than 50 days of racing at its race-course during the year preceding its application for the licence, unless a reduced number of days was recommended by the appropriate Commission.

(a) be in possession of a permit that authorizes the association to conduct a minimum of 50 days of racing at its race-course;

(b) be in possession of a licence issued by the Lieutenant Governor in Council of the province in which the betting theatre is located, or such other person or authority in the province as may be specified by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, in accordance with paragraph 204(8)(e) of the Act;

(c) provide evidence that it owns the betting theatre in respect of which the application is being made, or holds a lease on that betting theatre for the duration of the permit;

(i) systems for the transmission and reception of signals from the race-course at which the race takes place,

(ii) systems for the transmission of pari-mutuel data from the betting theatre to the race-course at which the race takes place, and

(iii) accommodation, furniture, facilities and equipment, including their location in the betting theatre; and

(f) at the time the application is made, have executed an agreement with the horsemen under contract to it for the period of the proposed theatre licence, that governs the scheduling of races for, and the sharing of revenues from, the betting at the betting theatre and provide evidence of the agreement.

(5) An association that operates a betting theatre shall, at that betting theatre,

(a) provide food and beverage services and public washroom facilities;

(b) display the information set out in sections 31 to 36 in the manner described therein;

(c) display live, on one or more video screens reserved exclusively for that purpose, each race on which theatre betting is conducted, together with

(iii) except in the case of foreign race separate pool betting, the year, month, day, hour, minutes and seconds during which the race is run; and

(d) provide the accommodation, furniture, facilities and equipment in the betting theatre set out in its application under subparagraph (4)(e)(iii).

(6) Where an association’s permit authorizes the association to conduct 10 or more days of racing at its race-course, the Executive Director, on application by the association in writing, shall assign a home market area referred to in subsection (1) to that association for the year in respect of which the association’s permit has been issued.

(7) Where an association has complied with the provisions of paragraphs (4)(a) to (d) and (f) and where the Executive Director has approved the details set out in paragraph (4)(e) and an officer has inspected and authorized the services, facilities and equipment referred to in subsection (5), the Executive Director shall issue a theatre licence to that association for the year in respect of which the association’s permit has been issued.

87(1) The Executive Director may attach to a theatre licence any terms and conditions or may amend a theatre licence and, upon issuing or amending the theatre licence, shall inform the association in writing forthwith of the terms and conditions or amendments.

(2) The Executive Director may suspend, cancel or refuse to renew a theatre licence where an association has failed to comply with the Act or these Regulations or with any terms and conditions attached to the theatre licence.

SOR/93-255, s. 3

88(1) Subject to subsection (2), no association shall conduct theatre betting outside a home market area assigned to it.

(2) An association may conduct theatre betting in the home market area assigned to another association where it has entered into an agreement with the other association that authorizes it to conduct theatre betting in the home market area of that other association.

(3) Where an association’s permit authorizes the association to conduct fewer than 10 days of racing at its race-course, the association may apply in writing to the Executive Director to prohibit theatre betting at any betting theatre located within 30 km of the association’s race-course on any two of the days on which that association is authorized to conduct pari-mutuel betting.

SOR/93-255, s. 3

89(1) Subject to subsection (2), an association that conducts theatre betting shall combine the money bet at its betting theatre on each pool with and distribute the pay-out prices from, the money bet on the corresponding pool at its race-course.

(2) Where in the Executive Director’s opinion the recording of bets and the distribution of pools from theatre betting at an association’s race-course under subsection (1) is economically prohibitive, the Executive Director may permit the association to pool the money bet and distribute the pay-out prices at its betting theatre.

SOR/93-255, s. 3

Inter-track and Separate Pool Betting

90(1) Subject to subsection (1.1), an association that proposes to conduct inter-track betting or separate pool betting at its race-course, whether as a host track or a satellite track, shall

(a) be in possession of a permit that authorizes the association to conduct a minimum of 10 days of racing at its race-course;

(b) apply in writing to an officer for authorization to conduct inter-track or separate pool betting each year;

(c) provide evidence of an agreement between the association and another association for the conduct of inter-track betting or separate pool betting, as the case may be, between the race- courses of the two associations, whether as a host track or a satellite track, and include

(iii) the legal percentages to be deducted from each pool that each association proposes to offer, and

(iv) the method of calculation that the associations propose to use for each pool that is combined; and

(d) at the time the application for authorization to conduct inter-track or separate pool betting under paragraph (b) is made, have executed an agreement with the horsemen under contract to it for the period of the proposed inter-track or separate pool betting, that governs the scheduling of races for, and the sharing of revenues from, the proposed inter-track or separate pool betting and provide evidence of the agreement.

(1.1) An association that proposes to conduct inter-track betting or separate pool betting at its race-course as a host track or a satellite track by combining the money bet on pools in a foreign country with the money bet on the corresponding pools at its race-course shall

(a) approve the use of television monitors to display any or all of the data referred to in subsection (1);

(b) designate the number of monitors referred to in paragraph (a) that are required at each race-course; and

(c) designate the periods during which any of the data referred to in subsection (1) shall be displayed.

(3) An association that conducts inter-track betting shall ensure that betting at a satellite track closes in sufficient time to permit the association to record all bets in the appropriate pool prior to the start of the race.

(4) An officer may order an association to close inter-track betting at such time as is required to ensure compliance with subsection (3).

(a) be in possession of a permit that authorizes the association to conduct a minimum of 10 days of racing at its race-course;

(b) make a written application to the Executive Director in respect of each foreign race on which it proposes to conduct foreign race inter-track betting or foreign race separate pool betting, and include

(iii) the time and date when the foreign race is scheduled to be held and, in the case of foreign race inter-track betting, the time and date the betting will be conducted;

(c) provide the Executive Director with evidence of an agreement between the association and the organization holding the foreign race for the conduct of foreign race inter-track betting or foreign race separate pool betting, as the case may be, and include, in the case of foreign race inter-track betting,

(ii) the legal percentages to be deducted from each pool that the association proposes to offer and the percentage to be deducted from each pool that the organization holding the foreign race proposes to offer, and

(iii) the method of calculation that the association and the foreign organization propose to use for each pool that is combined;

(d) provide the Executive Director with details of the communication system to be used to ensure the accurate and timely exchange of race information between the association and the organization holding the foreign race; and

(f) at the time the application to the Executive Director under paragraph (b) is made, have executed an agreement with the horsemen under contract to it for the period of the proposed foreign race inter-track betting or foreign race separate pool betting, that governs the scheduling of races for, and the sharing of revenues from, the proposed foreign race inter-track betting or foreign race separate pool betting and provide evidence of the agreement to the Executive Director.

97 An association shall ensure that the numbers that the association assigns to the horses in a foreign race for the purpose of foreign race inter-track betting or foreign race separate pool betting are the same as those assigned to those horses for pari-mutuel betting by the organization that conducts the foreign race, up to the capacity of the association’s totalizator, after which a mutuel field shall be used.

SOR/95-262, s. 6

98(1) No association that conducts foreign race inter-track betting or foreign race separate pool betting shall accept bets on a race after the start of the race.

(2) Where the communication system referred to in paragraph 94(d) fails to operate, the association conducting the foreign race inter-track betting or foreign race separate pool betting shall ensure that betting closes before the start of the race.

SOR/95-262, s. 6

99 Where foreign race inter-track betting or foreign race separate pool betting is cancelled before betting has begun on a race, the association shall immediately advise an officer of the cancellation.

(b) at the request of an officer, confirm the official result in writing.

Payment to Receiver General

101 An association shall make the payment to the Receiver General pursuant to subsection 204(4) of the Act within seven days after receipt of an invoice indicating the dates and racecards for which payment is due.

SOR/2003-218, s. 31

Association's Percentage

102(1) For the purposes of subsection 204(6) of the Act, the maximum percentage that an association may deduct and retain in respect of any pool is 23 per cent of the total amount of money bet through the agency of its pari-mutuel system in respect of that pool.

(2) Subject to subsection (2.1), an association may, in respect of any pool, deduct and retain the association’s percentage by

(a) deducting a single percentage from the total pool in accordance with the gross pricing method as referred to in paragraph 119(1)(a); or

(b) deducting a single percentage or a different percentage from the total pool in accordance with the net pricing method as referred to in paragraph 119(1)(b).

(2.1) No association shall deduct and retain any percentage from any pool that exceeds the association’s percentage for the pool that is set out in its permit.

(3) Where an association proposes to change the association’s percentage at any time during the year for which its permit has been issued, the association shall send a written notification of the change to the Executive Director.

(4) No association shall deduct and retain the revised association’s percentage referred to in subsection (3) until 15 days after the notification referred to in that subsection has been sent to the Executive Director.

SOR/93-255, s. 3

SOR/95-262, s. 7

Record of Calculations

103(1) An association shall, for each pool, set out on a calculator’s sheet or computer print-out

Refunds Generally

(b) the correct number and value of the bets made on a horse or combination of horses cannot be determined;

(c) the manner of calculating the pay-out price is not prescribed by this Part or attached to the association’s permit; or

(d) the bets are cancelled or ordered permanently stopped by an officer.

(2) In the case of inter-track betting or separate pool betting, if any of the circumstances described in subsection (1) occur at a satellite track, and a bet has been made, the association shall make available for refund the value of all bets made in respect of the pool at the satellite track.

(3) In the case of inter-track betting or separate pool betting, if, at a satellite track, an association is unable to transmit the betting information in respect of a pool, the association shall make available for refund the value of all bets made at the satellite track in respect of that pool.

SOR/2003-218, s. 32

SOR/2006-273, s. 4

107 Subject to section 135, an association shall make available for refund

109 Where the first race of a daily double is cancelled, or where the second race of a daily double is cancelled before the official result for the first race of the daily double has been posted, an association shall make available for refund the daily double bets.

110(1) Subject to subsection (2), where a horse is scratched from the first race of a daily double or from the second race of a daily double before the official result for the first race of the daily double has been posted, an association shall make available for refund the bets made on that horse.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply where the horse that is scratched is part of an entry or mutuel field and at least one horse of that entry or mutuel field starts in the race.

Consolation Double

111 Where the second race of a daily double is cancelled after the official result for the first race of the daily double has been posted, an association shall pay out a consolation double, calculated in accordance with section 136, to the holder of a daily double ticket who selected the winning horse in the first race of that daily double.

112(1) Subject to subsection (2), where a horse is scratched from the second race of a daily double after the official result for the first race of the daily double has been posted, an association shall pay out a consolation double, calculated in accordance with subsection 136(1) or 137(4) to the holder of a daily double ticket who selected the winning horse in the first race combined with the horse that is scratched in the second race.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply where a horse that is scratched is part of an entry or a mutuel field and at least one horse of that entry or mutuel field starts in the race.

Overpayments and Underpayments

113(1) For the purpose of this section, an overpayment is the amount of money paid out to the holder of a winning ticket that is in excess of the correct pay-out price, and an underpayment is the amount of money paid out to the holder of a winning ticket that is less than the correct pay-out price.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), no association shall offset any overpayment by an underpayment.

(3) The Executive Director may approve the offsetting of an overpayment by an underpayment within the same race where the overpayment and the underpayment arise from the same cause.

(4) An association shall add all money accruing to it from an underpayment, after betting has ended but before the pay-out price is calculated, to the first pool that is conducted on the third day on which pari-mutuel betting is held by that association after the day on which the underpayment occurred.

(5) Where underpayments are added to a pool, they shall be added to the net pool.

Calculation of Legal Percentages, Pools and Pay-out Prices Generally

(2) Where a calculating pool is divided, an association shall retain any cents that remain after the division.

SOR/96-431, s. 3

SOR/2002-247, s. 1(F)

SOR/2003-218, s. 36

115 Where a pay-out price is less than $1.05, an association shall, at its expense, pay out not less than $1.05 per dollar bet to each holder of a winning ticket.

116(1) Subject to subsection (2), where an association determines that there is a discrepancy between its calculation of the amount of money bet on a pool and the recorded amount of the pool, the association shall use the larger amount as the basis for calculating the legal percentages and pay-out prices.

(2) Where a totalizator manager determines and satisfies an officer that the smaller of the amounts referred to in subsection (1) correctly represents the actual amount of money bet on the pool, an association may calculate the legal percentages and pay-out prices on the basis of that smaller amount.

(3) An officer may order that an association calculate the legal percentages and pay-out prices from a manual record taken from the ticket-issuing machines where the officer is not satisfied that the legal percentages or pay-out prices have been correctly determined.

SOR/93-255, s. 3(F)

117 An association shall immediately pay the pay-out price to the holder of a winning ticket at the time that the holder surrenders the ticket to the association for payment.

118 If an association posts an incorrect pay-out price, as soon as it becomes aware that an error has been made, it shall

119(1) In calculating the pay-out price of any pool, including any pool that is a combination of corresponding pools, in foreign race inter-track betting, foreign race separate pool betting, inter-track betting or separate pool betting, an association may

(a) use the gross pricing method, where a single set of legal percentages is deducted from the total pool to determine the net pool; or

(b) use the net pricing method where a single set of legal percentages or different sets of legal percentages are deducted from the total pool to determine the net pool.

(2) In calculating the pay-out price of any pool, an association shall

(a) add the value of all bets made on that pool to determine the pool;

(b) subtract from the result obtained under paragraph (a) the amount of any bets made that the association is required to make available for refund; and

(c) deduct the legal percentages from the result obtained under paragraph (b) to calculate the net pool in accordance with subsection (1).

(3) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), for the calculation of the pay-out price of any pool, an association using the gross pricing method shall make the applicable calculations set out in sections 120 to 142.

(4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), for the calculation of the pay-out price of any pool, an association using the net pricing method shall make the applicable calculations set out in sections 120 to 147 and

(a) the value of the bets made on the winning horse, horses or combination, as the case may be, shall be the net value, determined by multiplying the value of those bets by the association’s net factor that is applicable to those bets; and

(b) the value of the pay-out price for each bet made on the winning horse shall be determined by multiplying the price that results from the applicable calculation done in accordance with sections 120 to 147, before the price is converted to a multiple of $.05 pursuant to subsection 204(6) of the Act, by the association’s net factor that is applicable to each winning bet.

(5) Where the calculation of the pay-out price of any pool involves two or more horses of an entry or mutuel field, an association shall, in calculating that pay-out price

(a) for the purpose of apportioning the calculating pool, divide the calculating pool among all the horses entitled to it, treating, in the division, the horses of the entry or mutuel field so entitled as if they were separate horses; and

(b) for the purpose of determining the share of the calculating pool applicable to the entry or mutuel field, combine the portions of the calculating pool to which the horses of the entry or mutuel field referred to in paragraph (a) are entitled.

(6) Where the calculation of the pay-out price of a win, place or show pool involves any horse that finishes in a dead heat in any of the first three positions in the official result, an association shall, for the purpose of reflecting the dead heat in the calculation of the applicable pay-out price, divide the portion of the calculating pool applicable to the dead heat equally among the horses that finished in the dead heat on which bets were made.

SOR/95-262, s. 8

SOR/2006-273, s. 5(E)

Calculation of Pay-out Price of Win Pools

120(1) Subject to section 121, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a win pool by dividing the net pool by the value of the win bets made on the horse that finishes in first place in the official result.

(2) Where no win bets have been made on the horse that finishes in first place in the official result, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a win pool by dividing the net pool by the value of the win bets made on the next horse in the official result on which win bets have been made.

(a) where two horses finish in a dead heat in first place in the official result, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a win pool in accordance with section 123; and

(b) where three horses finish in a dead heat in first place in the official result, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a win pool in accordance with section 127.

122 Where two horses of the same entry or mutuel field finish in a dead heat in first place in the official result, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of the win pool in accordance with subsection 120(1).

Calculation of Pay-out Price of Place Pools

123 Subject to sections 124 to 126, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a place pool by

(a) deducting the value of the place bets made on the horses that finish first and second in the official result from the net pool to determine the calculating pool;

(b) dividing the calculating pool equally between the horses that finish first and second in the official result;

(c) dividing each horse’s portion of the calculating pool by the value of the place bets made on that horse; and

(a) where two horses finish in a dead heat in first place in the official result, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a place pool in accordance with section 123;

(b) where three horses finish in a dead heat in first place in the official result, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a place pool in accordance with section 127; and

(c) where two or more horses finish in a dead heat in second place in the official result, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a place pool in accordance with section 123, except that the calculating pool shall be divided in the following manner, namely,

(ii) one half divided equally among the horses that finish in the dead heat in second place.

126 Where one horse of an entry or a mutuel field finishes first in the official result and another horse of the same entry or mutuel field finishes in a dead heat in second place in the official result with one or more other horses, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a place pool in accordance with section 123, except that the calculating pool shall be divided in the following manner, namely,

(c) no show bets have been made on the three horses that finish first, second and third in the official result,

(d) three or more horses of the same entry or mutuel field finish first, second and third in the official result, or

(e) two horses of the same entry or mutuel field finish first, second or third in the official result and no show bets have been made on the other horse that finishes first, second or third in the official result,

an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a show pool in accordance with subsection 120(1), except that the net pool shall be divided by the value of the show bets made on

(f) the horses referred to in paragraph (a) on which bets have been made

(i) two horses finish in a dead heat in first or second place in the official result, or

(ii) three horses finish in a dead heat in first place in the official result,

an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a show pool in accordance with section 127;

(b) where three or more horses finish in a dead heat in second place in the official result, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a show pool in accordance with section 127, except that the calculating pool shall be divided in the following manner, namely,

(ii) two thirds divided equally among the horses that finish in a dead heat in second place; and

(c) where two or more horses finish in a dead heat in third place in the official result, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a show pool in accordance with section 127, except that the calculating pool shall be divided in the following manner, namely,

(ii) one third divided equally among the horses that finish in a dead heat in third place.

132(1) Where one horse of an entry or a mutuel field finishes first in the official result and a second horse of the same entry or mutuel field finishes in a dead heat in second place in the official result with another horse, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a show pool in accordance with paragraphs 129(d) to (g).

(2) Where one horse of an entry or a mutuel field finishes in a dead heat with another horse in third place in the official result and a second horse of the same entry or mutuel field finishes in either first or second place in the official result, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a show pool in accordance with section 127, except that the calculating pool shall be divided in the following manner, namely,

(b) one third divided equally between the two horses that finish in a dead heat in third place,

and the portions allocated in paragraphs (a) and (b) to the two horses of the entry or mutuel field shall be combined.

(3) Where two horses of an entry or a mutuel field finish first and second in the official result and a third horse of the same entry or mutuel field finishes in a dead heat with another horse in third place in the official result, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a show pool in accordance with section 127, except that the calculating pool shall be divided in the following manner, namely,

133 Subject to subsection 134(2), section 135, subsection 136(2) and section 137, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a daily double pool by dividing the net pool by the value of the bets made that combine the winning horses in each of the two races of the daily double.

134(1) Where no daily double bets have been made on the winning horse of the first race of a daily double, the next horse in the official result on which daily double bets have been made shall be deemed to be the winning horse in that race, and for the purposes of the daily double pool any daily double bets on that horse shall be deemed to be winning bets on the first race of the daily double.

(2) Where, in respect of the second race of a daily double, no daily double bets have been made that combine the winning horse in the first race of a daily double with the winning horse in the second race of the daily double, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a daily double pool by dividing the net pool by the value of the bets made that combine the winning horse in the first race with the next horse in the official result, on which bets have been made in the second race of the daily double.

an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a daily double pool in accordance with subsection 120(1), except that the net pool shall be divided by the value of the daily double bets made on the horse that finished first in the official result of the first race of the daily double.

136(1) An association shall calculate a consolation double by dividing the net pool by the value of the daily double bets made on the winning horse in the first race of the daily double.

(2) Where, after the official result of the first race of a daily double is posted, a horse, entry or mutuel field in the second race of the daily double is scratched, the association shall calculate the pay-out price of the daily double pool by

(a) multiplying the quotient obtained in subsection (1) by the value of the bets made that combine the winning horse in the first race with the horse, entry or mutuel field that was scratched from the second race;

(b) deducting the product obtained pursuant to paragraph (a) from the net pool; and

(c) dividing the second net pool obtained pursuant to paragraph (b) by the value of the bets made on the winning combination.

137(1) Where two or more horses finish in a dead heat for first place in the official result of one or both of the first or second races of a daily double, the bets made that combine the winning horse or any of the winning horses in the first race of the daily double with the winning horse or any of the winning horses in the second race of the daily double shall be considered bets on the winning combinations.

(2) Where a dead heat described in subsection (1) occurs, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a daily double pool by

(a) deducting the value of the bets made on the winning combinations from the net pool to determine the calculating pool;

(b) dividing the calculating pool into as many equal portions as there are winning horses in the first race on which bets on winning combinations have been made and allocating those portions to each winning horse;

(c) dividing each portion allocated under paragraph (b) into as many equal portions as there are winning horses in the second race on which bets on winning combinations have been made and allocating those portions to each winning combination;

(d) dividing each portion allocated pursuant to paragraph (c) by the value of the bets made on the applicable winning combination; and

(3) Where a dead heat described in subsection (1) occurs and there are no bets made that combine the winning horse or any of the winning horses in the first race of a daily double with the winning horse or any of the winning horses in the second race of the daily double, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of the daily double pool in accordance with subsection (2), except that

(a) the bets made that combine any of the winning horses in the first race with the horse in the second race that finishes next after the winning horse or horses in the official result shall be considered a winning combination; and

(b) where no bets have been made that combine the winning horse or horses in the first race with any horse that finishes the second race, the bets that combine the horse in the first race that finishes next after the winning horse or horses in the official result with any of the winning horses in the second race shall be considered a winning combination.

(4) Where two or more horses finish in a dead heat in first place in the official result of the first race of a daily double, an association shall calculate the respective consolation doubles by

(a) deducting the value of the daily double bets made on the horses that finish first in the official result of the first race from the net pool to determine the calculating pool;

(b) dividing the calculating pool into as many equal portions as there are winning horses in the first race;

(c) allocating the portion obtained under paragraph (b) to each winning horse in the first race;

(d) dividing each portion allocated under paragraph (c) by the value of the bets made on each winning horse in the first race; and

(5) Where a dead heat described in subsection (1) occurs and, after the official result of the first race of the daily double is posted, a horse, entry or mutuel field in the second race is scratched, an association shall calculate the pay-out price of a daily double pool in accordance with subsection (2), except that the net pool shall be reduced by the sum of the products obtained from multiplying the amount of money bet on the combination of each winning horse in the first race with the scratched horse, entry or mutuel field in the second race by the respective consolation double calculated pursuant to subsection (4).

Calculation of Pay-out Prices of Exactor, Quinella and Triactor Pools

(a) the order of positions in which horses finish a race is based on the official result;

(b) the number of a position that is not preceded by any other position is one;

(c) the number of any position that immediately follows another position is the number of that other position plus one;

(d) the first position is considered to be the highest of all positions;

(e) where horses finish a race in a dead heat in any position, all of them are considered to finish the race in that position;

(f) where two or more horses from the same entry or mutuel field finish a race, each of those horses is considered to finish the race in a dead heat in the highest position in which any horse from that entry or mutuel field finishes the race;

(g) in the situation described in paragraph (f), no position may be recognized for the purposes of determining the order of positions if no horse is considered to finish a race in that position; and

(h) for the purpose of determining the number of horses that finish a race in a dead heat in any position and of determining any winning bet, horses from the same entry or mutuel field are considered to be one horse.

SOR/98-242, s. 4

139 An association shall calculate the pay-out price in respect of winning quinella, exactor and triactor bets determined under sections 140 to 142 as follows:

(a) where there is one combination of horses, by dividing the net pool by the value of the winning quinella, exactor or triactor bets in which that combination is selected; and

140(1) Where two or more horses finish a race in a dead heat in first position, a winning quinella bet is one in which any two of those horses are selected in either order.

(2) Where one horse finishes a race in first position and one or more horses finish the race in second position, a winning quinella bet is one in which the horse that finishes the race in first position and any horse that finishes the race in second position are selected, in either order.

(3) In the situation described in subsection (1), where a winning quinella bet cannot be determined because no bet is made on the horses referred to in that subsection, a winning quinella bet is one in which any horse that finishes the race in a dead heat in first position is selected as first or second.

(4) In the situation described in subsection (2), where a winning quinella bet cannot be determined because no bet is made on the horses referred to in that subsection, a winning quinella bet is one in which the horse that finishes a race in first position or any horse that finishes the race in second position is selected as first or second.

(5) Where one horse finishes a race, a winning quinella bet is one in which that horse is selected as first or second.

(6) For the purpose of calculating the pay-out price under section 139,

(a) combinations of the same horses in the winning quinella bets determined under subsection (1) or (2) are considered to be one combination notwithstanding the order in which those horses are selected in each bet; and

(b) combinations of horses in the winning quinella bets determined under subsection (3), (4) or (5) in which the same horse is selected as first or second are considered to be one combination.

SOR/98-242, s. 4

141(1) Where two or more horses finish a race in a dead heat in first position, a winning exactor bet is one in which any two of those horses are selected in either order.

(2) Where one horse finishes a race in first position and one or more horses finish the race in second position, a winning exactor bet is one in which the horse that finishes the race in first position and any horse that finishes the race in second position are selected in the order of finish.

(3) In the situation described in subsection (1) or (2), where a winning exactor bet cannot be determined because no bet is made on the horses referred to in that subsection, a winning exactor bet is one in which a horse that finishes the race in first position is selected as first.

(4) Where one horse finishes a race, a winning exactor bet is one in which that horse is selected as first.

(5) For the purpose of calculating the pay-out price under section 139,

(a) combinations of the same horses in the winning exactor bets determined under subsection (1) are considered to be different combinations unless those horses are selected in the same order in each bet; and

(b) combinations of horses in the winning exactor bets determined under subsection (3) or (4) in which the same horse is selected as first are considered to be one combination.

SOR/98-242, s. 4

142(1) Where three or more horses finish a race in a dead heat in first position, a winning triactor bet is one in which three of those horses are selected in any order.

(2) Where two horses finish a race in a dead heat in first position and one or more horses finish the race in second position, a winning triactor bet is one in which

(a) the horses that finish the race in a dead heat in first position are selected as first and second, in either order; and

(b) any horse that finishes the race in second position is selected as third.

(3) Where one horse finishes a race in first position and two or more horses finish the race in second position, a winning triactor bet is one in which

(a) the horse that finishes the race in first position is selected as first; and

(b) two horses that finish the race in second position are selected as second and third, in either order.

(4) Where three or more horses finish a race, and one horse finishes the race in first position and one horse finishes the race in second position, a winning triactor bet is one in which the horse that finishes the race in first position, the horse that finishes the race in second position and any horse that finishes the race in third position are selected in the order of finish.

(5) In the situation described in subsection (1) or (2), where a winning triactor bet cannot be determined because no bet is made on the horses referred to in that subsection, a winning triactor bet is one in which two horses that finish the race in a dead heat in first position are selected as first and second, in either order.

(6) In the situation described in subsection (3) or (4), where a winning triactor bet cannot be determined because no bet is made on the horses referred to in that subsection, a winning triactor bet is one in which the horse that finishes the race in first position and any horse that finishes the race in second position are selected in the order of finish.

(7) In the situation described in subsection (5) or (6), where a winning triactor bet cannot be determined because no bet is made on the horses referred to in that subsection, a winning triactor bet is one in which any horse that finishes the race in first position is selected as first.

(8) Where two horses finish a race in a dead heat, a winning triactor bet is one in which those two horses are selected as first and second, in either order.

(9) Where two horses finish a race other than in a dead heat, a winning triactor bet is one in which those two horses are selected as first and second, in the order of finish.

(10) Where one horse finishes a race, a winning triactor bet is one in which that horse is selected as first.

(11) For the purpose of calculating the pay-out price under section 139,

(a) combinations of the same horses in the winning triactor bets, determined under subsection (1), (2) or (3), are considered to be different combinations unless those horses are selected in the same order in each bet;

(b) combinations of horses in the winning triactor bets, determined under subsection (5), (6), (8) or (9), in which the same horses are selected as first and second

Official Veterinarian

156(1) Where, in respect of a race-course, a Commission has not designated a veterinarian to be an official veterinarian, the Executive Director shall require the association to employ a licensed veterinarian.

(2) A veterinarian who is employed pursuant to subsection (1) is deemed to be the official veterinarian of the race-course.

Owners and Trainers

159(1) Where a horse is chosen to undergo a test pursuant to subsection 161(1) and the owner or trainer of the horse has been notified pursuant to paragraph 161(2)(a), the owner or trainer shall immediately take the horse to a test inspector in the retention area.

(2) For the purposes of this Part, the owner or trainer of a horse may designate a representative.

(3) A representative designated under subsection (2) is deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to be the owner or trainer of the horse.

(3) An association shall have available the means to notify the owner or trainer of a horse that his or her horse has been chosen to undergo a test after the race has been run and before the horse leaves the racing strip.

SOR/91-518, s. 3

SOR/2000-163, s. 13

162(1) When a person other than a test inspector collects an official sample, the person shall, under the supervision of a test inspector,

(i) for any drug other than furosemide in respect of any horse, or for furosemide in respect of a horse that is not on an EIPH list, the drug is present in the official sample, or

(ii) for furosemide in respect of a horse that is on an EIPH list, furosemide is not present in the official sample of urine or it is present in the official sample of blood in a quantity indicating that furosemide was administered to the horse otherwise than in the manner set out in paragraph 170.1(1)(e);

(b) with respect to a drug set out in section 2 of the schedule, the drug is present in the official sample in a concentration that exceeds the quantitative limit set out for the drug in that section; and

(i) if the owner or trainer complies with section 170, the drug is present in the official sample in a concentration that exceeds the quantitative limit set out for the drug in section 3 of the schedule, or

(ii) if the owner or trainer does not comply with section 170, the drug is present in the official sample.

167 Unless otherwise authorized by the Executive Director, an official chemist shall not disclose the details of any analysis to anyone other than the Executive Director, an officer or an official of the appropriate Commission.

Statement and sample

170 With respect to a drug set out in section 3 of the schedule and administered to a horse entered in a race at a race-course, the owner or trainer of the horse may provide a test inspector

(a) at the race-course, not later than one-half hour before the post time of the race in which the horse is entered, with a statement signed by the horse’s veterinarian or trainer that identifies the horse and the race in which it is entered and indicates the brand name, generic name, route of administration, dosage and time of the last administration of the drug to the horse; and

(b) immediately after the race, with an official sample of blood collected in accordance with section 162.

SOR/2000-163, s. 19

EIPH Program

170.1(1) Where an exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) program for horses, established by the appropriate Commission, is implemented at a race-course of an association, the Executive Director shall, subject to the other requirements of these Regulations, approve pari-mutuel betting at that race-course where the Commission, at that race-course,

(a) establishes and maintains an up-to-date EIPH list and provides the test inspector with a copy of it at the beginning of every racing card;

(b) ensures that any horse on the EIPH list remains on that list for a period of at least 100 days;

(c) maintains an accurate medication record in respect of every horse on the EIPH list;

(d) prohibits any horse on the EIPH list from racing after a recurrence of bleeding during or after a race that is confirmed by an endoscopic examination, performed by, or in the presence of, an official veterinarian, for a minimum period of

(e) verifies that any horse on the EIPH list receives the drug furosemide, in an amount not less than 150 mg and not more than 250 mg, intravenously, four hours plus or minus fifteen minutes before the post time of the race in which the horse is entered;

(f) ensures that any horse on the EIPH list that did not receive the drug furosemide in accordance with paragraph (e) is scratched;

(g) where any horse on the EIPH list did not receive the drug furosemide, as evidenced by the absence of that drug in an analysis of an official sample of urine collected from that horse, prohibits the horse from racing for a minimum period of 14 consecutive days; and

(h) ensures that an officer is given, on request, access to records maintained for the EIPH list.

(2) Where a horse on an EIPH list is chosen to undergo a test pursuant to subsection 161(1), the owner or trainer of the horse shall provide a test inspector, immediately after the race, with an official sample of blood collected in accordance with section 162.

SOR/91-518, s. 5

SOR/93-143, s. 1

SOR/93-255, s. 3

SOR/95-475, s. 3(F)

SOR/2000-163, s. 20

170.2 In addition to the information required by sections 25 and 26, every association shall, in its race program,

Prohibitions

(a) administer or permit the administration of a drug to a horse that is entered in a race in such a manner that a certificate of positive analysis would be issued under section 165 with respect to that horse;

(b) tamper with a horse before, during or after a race in such a manner as to interfere with the collection or analysis of an official sample;

(c) unless otherwise permitted by a test inspector or an official veterinarian, administer, after a race, anything except drinking water to a horse that has been chosen to undergo a test pursuant to subsection 161(1), until the horse is discharged;

(d) interfere with the work of any person who is undertaking activities relating to a drug control surveillance program;

SCHEDULE(Sections 2, 165 and 170)List of Drugs

1 Any substance and any preparation, metabolite, derivative, isomer and salt of the substance,

(a) that is labelled for veterinary use under the Food and Drug Regulations during a period of 240 days, calculated from the day on which the drug was assigned a drug identification number (D.I.N.) under those Regulations;